Dissection Day 5

Today we took a quiz over the frog dissection and we completed dissection week with the completion of the Crayfish or Starfish.

Here are some pictures

Crayfish dissection

Today was day 1 for the crayfish dissection.  Students observed the external portions of their crayfish and determined either they have a female or male crayfish.
The worksheet for this dissection can be found here:  Crayfish dissection

Day 3 Frog Dissection

Today was the final day for the frog dissection for most bells (except 1 and 4).  Students were to complete the packet after clean up from the dissection.  This packet is due Thursday (Tomorrow)  Frog Dissection Packet

We will be doing smaller dissection Thursday and Friday of this week.

Day 2 Frog dissection

Today was day two of frog dissection.  We opened up the frogs as seen in the pictures below.

Day 1 Frog Dissection

Today we started our frog dissection  Students got into groups of 2 to 3 with a recorder.  I supplied Aprons and students were to supply their own gloves.  We started looking at the outside of the frog and mouth regions as seen here:  Frog Dissection External
A picture version can be found here:  Picture External Frog Dissection
A powerpoint of the dissection can be found here: Frog Dissection How To

Pictures of students with their frogs:

Last Day Of OGT

Today we completed the OGT tests

Reminder that all students were to turn in their homework packet this week for grading and the pop up frog in their composition book for grading.

DISSECTION NEXT WEEK. bring gloves, apron, mask (if you need).  You will get ONE plastic apron from me but you must remember to bring it and not break it!!!

OGT Testing ALL week

This week we are taking the OGT tests.   By the end of the week each student will have seen me TWICE.  DUring this time they must have turned in their homework packet and finished their frog pop up and TURNED it in to me for grading!!!

Reminder Dissection next week.  Please bring gloves if your squeamish and an apron or large shirt.

GOOD LUCK on ALL your tests this week (especially SCIENCE).
You can do it!  We've worked hard all year!

No Warm Ups

There was no warm ups this week.   We will resume warm ups the week of April 13th due to:
Next week is OGT week
The following week we are dissecting and dont have time
The following week is spring break
The first week in April is intersession

Frog Dissection Preperation

Students are working on the pop up Frog activity to assist twith the Frog Dissection Starting the week after OGT (March 23rd)

It is recommended to bring an apron or a big shirt and gloves!!!

A copy of the pop up can be found here:  Frog Pop Up

OGT review last day

Today is the last day for students to work on the Data Probability packet and ask questions in class before it is due on Monday at the beginning of class!!!!

Composition Books

Today all students turned in their composition books to be graded.  Any books turned in after the students class will be considered late and will lose a letter grade.

OGT review sheets were given out to students.  Please review these and ask me ANY question you have.  Here is a link to the review packet:
 OGT Life Science Review!

Data Review Packet.  A packet was distributed to compete by Monday March 16.  So consider anything you dont get done in class as HOMEWORK!!!  This is a thick packet and you get ONLY ONE!
A LINK TO THE PACKET IS FOUND HERE data review packet

Completion of Photosynthesis lab and turning in Lab Notebooks

Today we completed our Photosynthesis Lab started last week.  This included Title, Problem, Chart (filled in) Questions #1-5 and 1-13.

Students had the opportunity to make sure all the assignments were in their notebooks from the last two week and then the notebooks were turned in.
That list is:

• Cell Cycle Part 2 Notes and Colored Circle with cut outs
• Mitosis Activity (cut outs glued and labed)
• Photosynthesis ( Notes, Purple Cut out, Yellow Cut Out)
• Photosynthesis Lab (see above)
• Respiration Notes (except bell 1 &2)

Warm Ups Week March 2nd

This week due to AIR testing and Snow days we only had ONE warm up:

How many atoms of
H
O
C
are in one molecule of Glucose?

Objective:  I will be able to explain the function of chloroplast during photosynthesis

Lab and Notes

Today due to the last two snow days our lab had been extended.  Today Bells 1 and 2 started the lab.  Bell 4 completed the lab including questions.

Next week all bells will complete the lab and notes and turn the composition book in Tuesday or Wed (Except Bell 4)

WARM UP NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED TODAY!!!!

Warm Ups Week Feb 23rd

Here are the warm ups from this week:  QOTD Week February 23rd

Quiz Lab Write Up

Today we took a quiz over mitosis.  After the quiz we did a cellular respiration manipulative as seen below.  The sheet for this can be found here:  Cellular Respiration

We also set up the lab for next week with Title, Problem, and Chart in our Lab Notebook.

The Lab can be found here:  Photosynthesis Lab

REMINDER:  HOMEWORK PACKET DUE MONDAY

BRING APRON OR LARGE SHIRT AND GLOVES FOR LAB TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

Sock Mitosis

We completed the cut out yesterday and then did a hands on activity using socks to represent chromosomes during Mitosis.  Pictures below of the students using hands on manipulative of the sock mitosis activity.

Mitosis Notes

Today we did a condensed version of Mitosis notes found here: CN notes Cell Growth & Division part 2  from the second part of this powerpoint Cell Growth& Division Part 2: Mitosis Notes

We then cut and paste examples of onion and fish cells going through mitosis as we dont have time to do the lab due to the snow days :(

HOMEWORK:   Cell Cycle Packet #42- end of packet INCLUDING coloring in the two areas designated.  If you cannot find the packet here is a link:  Cell Cycle & Mitosis Homework packet

Cell Cycle Puzzle

Today we reviewed the cell cycle from a week ago by coloring and labeling the cell cycle.  The activity can be found here:  Cell Cycle Puzzle   Students used page 245 in the book as a reference found here:

Warm Ups Week Feb 9th

Here are this weeks warm ups-  Warm Up week Feb 9th (corrected)

HOMEWORK.

A packet was given today with the homework answering #1-41.  A link to the packet can be found here:  Cell Cycle and Mitosis

Composition Book turned in

Today we finished the Cell growth and division notes from yesterday and turned in our composition book after taking our weekly quiz.

Cell Growth and Division p1

Today students completed the Cell Tonicity foldable from yesterday.  We then took some notes on Cell Growth and Division.  The powerpoint for the notes can be found here: Cell Growth & Division p1  The students note sheet can me found here: Student Cell Growth & Division

Reminder that your Composition notebooks will be graded this weekend.  You should have in your TOC:
       Organelle of the day- chloroplast
       Cell
             one with the post it notes, second with the phosopholipid cut out, third with the 3 tab foldable
       Cell Growth & Division p1 CN

Cells and Tonicity

Today we worked further on our unit review notes with a foldable.  The directions can be found here:  Cells and Tonicity

Cell Membrane Review Notes

Today we reviewed cell membrane by creating a hands on review activity as seen below.  A link to the activity can be found here:  Cell Membrane Activity

Review Notes

Today we did some review notes on classification of cells.  Pictures of the notes are below

Warm Ups Week Feb 2

Here are the warm ups for this week:  Warm Ups Week Feb 2nd

Completion of Gizmos

Today students completed the last of their gizmos.  I allowed a few student to take theirs home to complete over the weekend.  These MUST be turned in by Monday.

Continue with Gizmos

Today students continued working on the Osmosis and Diffusion gizmos.  Friday they must have ALL four completed!!!

Gizmos

Today students completed the Cell Structure gizmo started yesterday.  

Students then proceeded on either Diffusion  or Osmosis.

Warm Ups week of Jan 26th

Here are the warm ups from this week:  Warm ups Week Jan 26th

Pep Rally Day

Today due to the pep rally we have shortened bells.

We took a quiz today over our notes.

We then completed a review worksheet for chapter 7.

Some students had time to work on the homework due Monday.

Finishing Chloroplast Lab

Today we added salt water to our plant cells to determine tonicity.  We completed our lab started Tuesday.

We also handed in our warm up notebooks to be graded,

Classwork/Homework was given out today.  Creating Cell analogies packet was given today with time to work on it in class (very few students took advantage of this booo.)  The back side is due MONDAY.  Creating Cell Analogies

Chloroplast Lab

Today we completed Procedure 1-12 today in class.  This included our drawings with labels and magnification that was set up yesterday in class.
Here are some pictures of elodea plant cells we observed in class:  Elodea Plant Cell images
Homework was also turned in.

We will complete this lab tomorrow with the salt water experiment as well as our conclusion (REE)

Warm up notebooks will be collected TOMORROW and FRIDAY!!!

Set up for Chloroplast Lab

Today we set up for the chloroplast lab.   The set up can be found here:  Chloroplast lab set up

The lab is found here:  Organelle of the Day- Chloroplast

Reminder homework is due TOMORROW

Completing Cell Membrane notes

Today our lab notebooks were returned with grades.  We then completed taking notes over the cell membrane that was started last Tuesday January 20th.  Look back on that date for the Class Notes sheet and the PowerPoint.

HOMEWORK was given due on Wed 1/28.   This homework has TWO PARTs.  You had time in class to complete the top portion.  At home you must complete the bottom portion either on the back or a separate sheet of paper.  A link can be found here:  Cell City Analogy

This homework will help you TREMENDOUSLY with an upcoming assignment.

Warm Ups Week Jan 19

Here are the warm ups from this week:  Warm Ups Week Jan 19th

Friday Wrap Up

Today we took our weekly quiz.. Congrats to the groups in each class who won and did not have to take the quiz this week.

We then competed the Analysis for the Eggcellent Lab #1-4.

Students then made sure their notebooks were up to date using this list:  Lab Notebook Checklist  and were turned in for grading this weekend.

EXCEPT bell 2 due to the assembly today we will compete the Analysis on Monday and turn in our notebooks then.

Egg Lab Day 3

Today we completed the data collection portion of the lab by measuring circumpherence for day 2.

Following the next steps in the lab as posted on Friday and Tuesday, students created a graph of the data.

HOMEWORK:  if the student did not complete the graph in class, they were to complete the lab for homework.

Chapter Review Work

We Read chapter 7.2 p 174-181
Each student then answered;  Key concepts p 174
                                                Vocabulary p 174
                                                Section Assessment p 181 #1-4

Day 2 of Eggtastic Lab

Homework was turned in.  This was the cell coloring packet.  Today we looked at our eggs, determined which variable each group member would test, measured our eggs and added the variable.  The eggs will sit for another 2 days.

After completing the measurement of the egg and variable addition we took notes on the cell membrane.  We will complete these notes on Friday.
The student sheet can be found here:Cell Membrane Student CN notes
The powerpoint for the notes can be found here:  Cell Membrane Notes Ppt

Warm Ups Week of Jan 12th

Here are the warm ups for this week:  Warm Ups Week Jan 12th

Completing a lab and preparing for one

Today we took our weekly quiz.  This week was on microscopes.

We then completed the Organelle of the day lab from Wed by finishing up the last 5 questions.

After that we set up for the lab for next week by taking putting an egg in a mason jar and covering it with vinegar to dissolve the shell over our three day weekend.

We set up the lab in our notebooks as follows:  Title (TOC), Purpose, Hypothesis, Chart.

A link to the lab can be found here: Eggcellent Diffusion/Osmosis Lab

Bulldog buck trip

Today I had the privilege of being a chaperon on our monthly bulldog buck trip.  During that time the students had a sub with the following assignment:

Read chapter 7.3 p 182-189
Complete Key Concepts p 182
Define Vocab p 182
Do Analyzing Data #1-3 p 188

Organelle of the Day- Cell Membrane and Nucleus

Today we worked on the Organelle of the Day lab, looking at our own cheek cells to visualize the cell membrane and nucleus.  The lab is found here:  Organelle of the Day-PM & N

The students composition lab notebook was set up like the picture below.  The students followed the directions and answered all questions and drawings in their notebook.

Cell Organelle Notes

Today we took notes using the Cornell Style of Note taking.  The sheet students used and taped in their notebook can be found here: Cell Organelle Student CN

The notes were based on the PowerPoint found here:  Cell Organelle PPT

A coloring packet was given for HOMEWORK today.  It is due Tuesday January 20th.
An example of how to do the coloring is below.  Grade is based on neatness.  Letters match color chosen.  Individual letters colored in, and completeness of packet.

Completion of Microscope stations

Today we competed the station and turned them in (and the homework) in for grading.

Some classes began the Cornell Notes for Cell Organelles   More information will be posted tomorrow.

Warm Ups Week of Jan 5th

Here are the warm ups for this week: Week Jan 5th Warm Ups

Microscope Stations

Due to the off day yesterday we will not have a quiz today.  Students worked on their microscope stations for the second day.  They should only have ONE station to complete on Monday.

Homework was pushed back to Monday due to not all students getting to the homework station.

No School!

See you all tomorrow